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John Heminges (bapt. 25 November 1556 – 10 October 1630) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell , he was an editor of the First Folio , the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
Shakespeare left Richard Burbage (1567-1619), John Heminges (1566-1630) and Henry Condell (1576-1627) twenty-six shillings and eight pence each (one mark) to buy mourning rings. They were colleagues and friends, and in the will Shakespeare refers to them as ‘my fellows’. All three men had sons named William.
The following is an imagined account from the life of John Heminges who was a good friend and fellow actor of William Shakespeare. Together with Henry Condell, he edited Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1623. Transcript: It was the burning down of the Globe that broke his spirit.
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John Heminges (1566–1630) and Henry Condell (1576–1627) were men he trusted and liked. Along with Richard Burbage, they were added to the latest draft of his will and bequeathed 26s 8d each (one mark) to buy mourning rings. Shakespeare refers to them there as ‘my fellows’; all three men had sons named William.
St Mary Aldermanbury old churchyard, City of London. The John Heminges and Henry Condell Memorial is a memorial to the actors John Heminges and Henry Condell – the editors of William Shakespeare 's First Folio, published in 1623 – in the former churchyard of St Mary Aldermanbury on Love Lane, London EC2. The memorial is made from pink ...
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- St Mary Aldermanbury old churchyard, City of London
Quick Reference. (1566–1630), and. (d. 1627), were fellow actors of Shakespeare and joint editors of the First Folio of his plays (1623). Heming is said to have been the first player of Falstaff. From: Heminges, John in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ». Subjects: Literature — Shakespeare studies and criticism.
John Heminges returns to his house on the site of the Globe Theatre with a precious package – the first edition of William Shakesepeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies which he has just collected from the printer, Isaac Jaggard.
